2008 Princeton
4–6 (3–4 Ivy League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dartmouth 28–10Nov 22
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at The Citadel | L 24–37 | 36% |
| Sep 27 | vs Lehigh | W 10–7 | 54% |
| Oct 4 | at Columbia | W 27–24 | 63% |
| Oct 11 | at Colgate | L 24–27 | 38% |
| Oct 18 | vs Brown | L 10–31 | 60% |
| Oct 25 | vs Harvard | L 20–24 | 28% |
| Nov 1 | at Cornell | W 31–26 | 43% |
| Nov 7 | vs Pennsylvania | L 9–14 | 51% |
| Nov 15 | at Yale | L 0–14 | 20% |
| Nov 22 | vs Dartmouth | W 28–10 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 28–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 131st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 183–214
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1254 −47 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −30.2 No. 68 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 118
Top recruits in the 2008 class
| Mike Catapano FB | ★★ | No. 1867 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2008 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.744 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2008 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Brown | 6–1 | 7–3 | |
| Pennsylvania | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Yale | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
 Princeton | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Columbia | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Dartmouth | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.